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Mary Anne (Fanny) Stirling (1813-95) and Fanny Stirling (1842-1929)
c.1880 copy of an original of c.1860Carbon print | 23.1 x 17.5 cm (page dimensions) | RCIN 2913670
This unusual carte-de-visite depicts the actors Mary Anne (Fanny) Stirling (1815–95) and her daughter Fanny Stirling (1842–1929). Mary, seated, holds up an empty frame to frame the face of her daughter.
Mrs Stirling & daughter./ Reproduced
